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Released in 1994 for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo Super Famicom]], ''Umihara Kawase'' features the eponymous girl and her fish hook trying to reach doors in increasingly difficult fields while avoiding fish walking around. Yes, [[Manga/{{Gyo}} fish walking around]]. It can be beaten in less than ten minutes, but there's dozens of different ways to reach the ending credits, and impossible to see all of the fields in one playthrough. Plus some doors take a lot of knowledge about the game physics to reach.

A sequel, ''Umihara Kawase Shun'' (Shun meaning something being in season - in the English translation of the 3DS game, it's given the name ''Umihara Kawase Seasonal''), was released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation three years later. It had fields that required even more intricate tricks with the hook, a shorter and springier line and... commercials. Yes, there were actually commercials inbetween some fields, from a company producing [[ProductPlacement fishing supplies]]. In 2000, ''[[UpdatedRerelease Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition]]'' was released. It contained five new fields and some bugfixes, but most importantly, it replaced the commercials with artwork of Umihara.

Following that, the series stayed quiet for eight years, until ''Umihara Kawase Portable'', a port of ''Shun'', was released for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable in 2008. While at first welcomed, upon release it was found a huge disappointment due being [[PortingDisaster riddled with bugs]], and due to a change in physics but the fields staying the same some doors were rendered [[GameBreakingBug impossible to reach]]. This had to do with the port being developed by a different studio altogether, and was so bad that a boycott was called.

Fans did not have to be without their portable fix, however - in 2009, ''Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition Kanzenban'' (kanzenban meaning "complete version") was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Not only was it a [[PolishedPort far better port]], it also included the original game and had some extra fields. This port was overseen by the original programmer of the game, and the original artist contributed with new artwork. It has been received with great praise.

A brand new game in the series, developed by Studio Saizensen, for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS was released in 2013, titled ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase'' appearing on the American eShop in March 2014 as "[[MarketBasedTitle Yumi's Odd Odyssey]]", the first game to leave Japan. It was released on the European eShop as well, but under its original title, in April 2014. It was released again for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita in April 2015, with a few changes from the 3DS version of the game. All three games were also released on Steam in 2015. An Android port named ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase Smart'' has since been released.

An installment for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, ''Umihara Kawase Fresh!'', came out on April 25, 2019 for Japan and Asia, and July 9, 2019 for the rest of the world, with a PC port on Steam released a year later. Instead of the level-based structure of previous titles, ''Fresh!'' changes things up by being a {{Metroidvania}} with mission-based gameplay. Unlike the previous games, it also features a story that consists of Kawase visiting Kingness, a land that's very reminiscent of the town that she had gone to in her dreams. After getting a job as a part-time chef and delivery girl at the local restaurant, she soon learns of the land's history, namely the castle floating above, the dark caverns below and the plague of monsters that torment the townsfolk. And it also includes Cotton from ''VideoGame/FantasticNightDreamsCotton'' and Curly Brace from ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' as [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]].

A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28, 2020 for [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'', ''VideoGame/MetalMax'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].

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Released in 1994 for [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo [[Platform/SuperNintendo Super Famicom]], ''Umihara Kawase'' features the eponymous girl and her fish hook trying to reach doors in increasingly difficult fields while avoiding fish walking around. Yes, [[Manga/{{Gyo}} fish walking around]]. It can be beaten in less than ten minutes, but there's dozens of different ways to reach the ending credits, and impossible to see all of the fields in one playthrough. Plus some doors take a lot of knowledge about the game physics to reach.

A sequel, ''Umihara Kawase Shun'' (Shun meaning something being in season - in the English translation of the 3DS game, it's given the name ''Umihara Kawase Seasonal''), was released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation Platform/PlayStation three years later. It had fields that required even more intricate tricks with the hook, a shorter and springier line and... commercials. Yes, there were actually commercials inbetween some fields, from a company producing [[ProductPlacement fishing supplies]]. In 2000, ''[[UpdatedRerelease Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition]]'' was released. It contained five new fields and some bugfixes, but most importantly, it replaced the commercials with artwork of Umihara.

Following that, the series stayed quiet for eight years, until ''Umihara Kawase Portable'', a port of ''Shun'', was released for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable Platform/PlaystationPortable in 2008. While at first welcomed, upon release it was found a huge disappointment due being [[PortingDisaster riddled with bugs]], and due to a change in physics but the fields staying the same some doors were rendered [[GameBreakingBug impossible to reach]]. This had to do with the port being developed by a different studio altogether, and was so bad that a boycott was called.

Fans did not have to be without their portable fix, however - in 2009, ''Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition Kanzenban'' (kanzenban meaning "complete version") was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.Platform/NintendoDS. Not only was it a [[PolishedPort far better port]], it also included the original game and had some extra fields. This port was overseen by the original programmer of the game, and the original artist contributed with new artwork. It has been received with great praise.

A brand new game in the series, developed by Studio Saizensen, for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS Platform/Nintendo3DS was released in 2013, titled ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase'' appearing on the American eShop in March 2014 as "[[MarketBasedTitle Yumi's Odd Odyssey]]", the first game to leave Japan. It was released on the European eShop as well, but under its original title, in April 2014. It was released again for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita Platform/PlaystationVita in April 2015, with a few changes from the 3DS version of the game. All three games were also released on Steam in 2015. An Android port named ''Sayonara Umihara Kawase Smart'' has since been released.

An installment for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, Platform/NintendoSwitch, ''Umihara Kawase Fresh!'', came out on April 25, 2019 for Japan and Asia, and July 9, 2019 for the rest of the world, with a PC port on Steam released a year later. Instead of the level-based structure of previous titles, ''Fresh!'' changes things up by being a {{Metroidvania}} with mission-based gameplay. Unlike the previous games, it also features a story that consists of Kawase visiting Kingness, a land that's very reminiscent of the town that she had gone to in her dreams. After getting a job as a part-time chef and delivery girl at the local restaurant, she soon learns of the land's history, namely the castle floating above, the dark caverns below and the plague of monsters that torment the townsfolk. And it also includes Cotton from ''VideoGame/FantasticNightDreamsCotton'' and Curly Brace from ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' as [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]].

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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28, 2020 for [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] {{Guest Fighter}}s from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'', ''VideoGame/MetalMax'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].



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Fans did not have to be without their portable fix, however - in 2009, ''Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition Kanzenban'' (kanzenban meaning "complete version") was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Not only was it a [[PolishedPort far better port]], it also included the original game and had some extra fields. This port was overseen by the original programmer of the game, and the original artist contributed with new artwork. It has been recieved with great praise.

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Fans did not have to be without their portable fix, however - in 2009, ''Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition Kanzenban'' (kanzenban meaning "complete version") was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Not only was it a [[PolishedPort far better port]], it also included the original game and had some extra fields. This port was overseen by the original programmer of the game, and the original artist contributed with new artwork. It has been recieved received with great praise.
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Fans did not have to be without their portable fix, however - in 2009, ''[[LongTitle Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition Kanzenban]]'' (kanzenban meaning "complete version") was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Not only was it a [[PolishedPort far better port]], it also included the original game and had some extra fields. This port was overseen by the original programmer of the game, and the original artist contributed with new artwork. It has been recieved with great praise.

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Fans did not have to be without their portable fix, however - in 2009, ''[[LongTitle Umihara ''Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition Kanzenban]]'' Kanzenban'' (kanzenban meaning "complete version") was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS. Not only was it a [[PolishedPort far better port]], it also included the original game and had some extra fields. This port was overseen by the original programmer of the game, and the original artist contributed with new artwork. It has been recieved with great praise.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Umihara's character art in most of the games, though [[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed nowhere seen in-game]]
** In the ''Series/RetroGameMaster'' episode centered around the SNES game, the character designer himself gives Arino an illustration of Umihara cheering Arino on. Arino's reaction to the illustration upon further examination has him asking if she actually has that large a bustline.
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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28, 2020 for [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].

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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28, 2020 for [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' Dream'', ''VideoGame/MetalMax'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].
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A sequel, ''Umihara Kawase Shun'' (Shun meaning something being in season - in the English translation of the 3DS game, it's given the name ''Umihara Kawase Seasonal''), was released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation three years later. It had fields that required [[UpToEleven even more intricate tricks with the hook]], a shorter and springier line and... commercials. Yes, there were actually commercials inbetween some fields, from a company producing [[ProductPlacement fishing supplies]]. In 2000, ''[[UpdatedRerelease Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition]]'' was released. It contained five new fields and some bugfixes, but most importantly, it replaced the commercials with artwork of Umihara.

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A sequel, ''Umihara Kawase Shun'' (Shun meaning something being in season - in the English translation of the 3DS game, it's given the name ''Umihara Kawase Seasonal''), was released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation three years later. It had fields that required [[UpToEleven even more intricate tricks with the hook]], hook, a shorter and springier line and... commercials. Yes, there were actually commercials inbetween some fields, from a company producing [[ProductPlacement fishing supplies]]. In 2000, ''[[UpdatedRerelease Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition]]'' was released. It contained five new fields and some bugfixes, but most importantly, it replaced the commercials with artwork of Umihara.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Umihara is depicted like this in the [[http://kawasefan.net/images/umihara-kawase-manga-cover.png manga]].
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* NoPlotNoProblem: There's no explanation for anything. The manga doesn't seem to make sense out of anything either.

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* NoPlotNoProblem: There's no explanation for anything. The manga doesn't seem to make sense out of anything either. Averted with ''Fresh'', which has an actual story.
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** ''[=BaZooKa!!=]'' will also have characters from the aforementioned ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'' as well as ''Doki Doki Poyacchio''.

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** ''[=BaZooKa!!=]'' will also have has characters from the aforementioned ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'' as well as ''Doki Doki Poyacchio''.
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As well as all this, its characters have also appeared as playable fighters in ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'', another game from Studio Saizensen. Relatedly, Kawase became the 20th character revealed in the crossover puzzler ''VideoGame/CrystalCrisis''.

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As well as all this, its characters have also appeared as playable fighters in ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'', another game from Studio Saizensen. Relatedly, Kawase became the 20th character revealed in the crossover puzzler ''VideoGame/CrystalCrisis''.
''VideoGame/CrystalCrisis'', as well as a GuestFighter in ''Superlative Night Dreams: Cotton Rock 'n' Roll''.
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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28 for [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].

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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28 28, 2020 for [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].
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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].

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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28 for PlayStation [=PlayStation=] 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].
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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also both [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].

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A Spin-Off, ''Umihara Kawase [=BaZooKa!!=]'', released on May 28 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam both in Japan and worldwide. It supports English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), and Korean language options, and got both a physical and digital release. While the engine for ''Fresh!'' is reused, it's a PlatformFighter/“rubbering battle action” game with support for up to four players in online multiplayer, and also a stage clear-style cooperative element. Alongside characters from previous games, there are also both [[GuestFighter Guest Fighters]] from both Studio Saizensen and Success' library of games, such as ''Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton'', ''Doki Doki Poyacchio'', ''Youkoso Hitsuji Mura'', ''Ring Dream'' and ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'' as well as new original characters. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And a YouTuber]].

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